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DoesThatSparkle	Boy forced to undergo court ordered chemotherapy	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2115 (05/21/2009 4:58 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I searched and didn't see this....but the search here sucks so I apologize if it was posted. http://www.huliq.com/3257...d-chemotherapy-treatment The article talks mainly about the boy and his mother running from the court order....I couldn't find the original article where it solely talked about the court order. Anyway, for those who don't want to read the article - this boy, age 13, has cancer (a fairly curable kind) but quit chemotherapy after only 1 visit. His family is roman catholic but I guess they practice other beliefs about natural remedies and things of that nature. After he stopped therapy and went on his family's own practices, his tumor grew, and the court imposed a court order. Thoughts? I think this classifies as neglect, personally. Obviously their methods are not working, and they are ignoring current medical practices that are proven to work and cure such things. It's not for sure he will be cancer free if he does chemo, but that is the best modern medicine has out there. To deny your child that is neglect and endangerment in my opinion. If their method works, then great. But if it doesn't, then I think other ways to need be explored to try and save your child's life. If someone is 18 and wants to say no to chemo, then that's their choice...but he is only 13.
CAMiiLLE		#1	[-]
Posts: 6997 (05/21/2009 5:07 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Is this the one with the autistic kid? I assume they were able to find the mom and kid.. but it's just such a sad story. I def think its neglect
DoesThatSparkle		#2	[-]
Posts: 2117 (05/21/2009 5:11 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	CAMiiLLE wrote: Is this the one with the autistic kid? I assume they were able to find the mom and kid.. but it's just such a sad story. I def think its neglect Umm, I don't know if he's autistic. I don't think so. They did say though that his reading and writing levels are very low which is the result of a learning disability. But no mention of autism.
RushingThroughMe		#3	[-]
Posts: 701 (05/21/2009 5:14 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Good. His parents are idiots. They are gonna let their son die because of religious beliefs? Pfftt... They shouldn't have procreated.
neeners15		#4	[-]
Posts: 1252 (05/21/2009 5:18 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment.
waitwhat		#5	[-]
Posts: 791 (05/21/2009 5:22 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I saw one interview with the father who said that chemo was too "painful" to go through. Sanjay Gupta was on Larry King talking about how if it were something that had an iffy treatment rate with chemo, then he would think it was alright, but not with a cancer with a 90% + cure rate with chemo. They also said the boy couldn't read, but I didn't know it had something to do with autism.
melloo		#6	[-]
Posts: 2722 (05/21/2009 5:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	They need to take the kid away from his parents. It's neglect.
rokhas1yummybumbum		#7	[-]
Posts: 14005 (05/21/2009 5:29 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment.
DoesThatSparkle		#8	[-]
Posts: 2119 (05/21/2009 5:31 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. I don't think any educated adult should, but we aren't talking about that. This is a child who is obviously horribly uneducated on the subject and is going by what his parents want him to do. Parents choices don't automatically equal the right choice, especially if the child's life is on the line.
waitwhat		#9	[-]
Posts: 792 (05/21/2009 5:36 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	At his last doctors visit, the doctor said that the boy's cancer was worsening and the boy said he was in tremendous pain, according to CNN, and the mother got scared. I hate thinking of a child in pain, it breaks my heart.
rokhas1yummybumbum		#10	[-]
Posts: 14006 (05/21/2009 5:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	DoesThatSparkle wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. I don't think any educated adult should, but we aren't talking about that. This is a child who is obviously horribly uneducated on the subject and is going by what his parents want him to do. Parents choices don't automatically equal the right choice, especially if the child's life is on the line. Is chemo free? Because then I could maybe possibly understand it. If they are going to Mexico for treatment, it may be cheaper with less side affects.
dawn9476		#11	[-]
Posts: 22178 (05/21/2009 5:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I posted the other day about how the woman and the boy are missing.
RushingThroughMe		#12	[-]
Posts: 702 (05/21/2009 5:42 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. The mother should be treated like a criminal. She's basically killing her son by not giving proper treatment when it is available for him.
neeners15		#13	[-]
Posts: 1254 (05/21/2009 5:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I don't know if they are going to Mexico because it's cheaper or if they are going there because they found an alternative kind of treatment. The dad is saying that he doesn't even know where his wife and son are.
rokhas1yummybumbum		#14	[-]
Posts: 14008 (05/21/2009 5:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	RushingThroughMe wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. The mother should be treated like a criminal. She's basically killing her son by not giving proper treatment when it is available for him. At what cost? I'm talking financially, emotionally, psychologically, physically. She isn't locking him in a basement and leaving him for dead. Or maybe parents are too stupid to look for other treatment on their own. It isn't so black and white, that's all I'm saying.
ldl5112		#15	[-]
Posts: 5024 (05/21/2009 5:51 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	If an adult wants to make that kind of decision for himself or herself, I'm all for it. But parents have no right to make that decision for their child, and a child that is either mentally or developmentally delayed certainly can't make it for himself.
RushingThroughMe		#16	[-]
Posts: 703 (05/21/2009 5:58 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: RushingThroughMe wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. The mother should be treated like a criminal. She's basically killing her son by not giving proper treatment when it is available for him. At what cost? I'm talking financially, emotionally, psychologically, physically. She isn't locking him in a basement and leaving him for dead. Or maybe parents are too stupid to look for other treatment on their own. It isn't so black and white, that's all I'm saying. I don't think their financial need is an issue here. "... Daniel quit chemo after a single treatment. With his parents, he opted instead for "alternative medicines," citing religious beliefs. " http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_us/us_forced_chemo
RushingThroughMe		#17	[-]
Posts: 704 (05/21/2009 6:03 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	From the same AP article: "He also wrote that Daniel, who has a learning disability and cannot read, did not understand the risks and benefits of chemotherapy and didn't believe he was ill. Daniel testified that he believed the chemo would kill him and told the judge in private testimony unsealed later that if anyone tried to force him to take it, "I'd fight it. I'd punch them and I'd kick them." Poor kid. His parents have probably been feeding him all sorts of lies.
rokhas1yummybumbum		#18	[-]
Posts: 14009 (05/21/2009 6:24 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	RushingThroughMe wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: RushingThroughMe wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. The mother should be treated like a criminal. She's basically killing her son by not giving proper treatment when it is available for him. At what cost? I'm talking financially, emotionally, psychologically, physically. She isn't locking him in a basement and leaving him for dead. Or maybe parents are too stupid to look for other treatment on their own. It isn't so black and white, that's all I'm saying. I don't think their financial need is an issue here. "... Daniel quit chemo after a single treatment. With his parents, he opted instead for "alternative medicines," citing religious beliefs. " http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...on_re_us/us_forced_chemo Yeah...religious people are so crazy. Just because it wasn' t listed doesn't mean that shouldn't be taken into account. Plus the physical side effects aren't very fun.
rokhas1yummybumbum		#19	[-]
Posts: 14010 (05/21/2009 6:27 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	babydtc23 wrote: rokhas1yummybumbum wrote: neeners15 wrote: They said on the news last night that him and his mom were spotted in California. They are believed to be heading to Mexico for some kind of treatment. That's kind of scary that they are being hunted down as if they were criminals. Last time I checked, cancer isn't something you can catch from others, and I didn't think people could be forced into treatment. Just to let ya know that you can be held accountable as a parent for making decisions that could be fatal for your children. It's not that hard to understand that is exactly what these people are doing. So they are going to Mexico for a vacation? These people don't want chemotherapy for whatever reason. Like I already said, they aren't locking him up in the basement.
melloo		#20	[-]
Posts: 2726 (05/21/2009 6:29 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	No, but they are killing him just the same. They don't want it, but the child doesn't know any better. I don't get how you can sit there and say it's okay to let a kid die.

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